Presence of microthecin in the red alga Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis and its formation from 1,5-anhydro-d-fructose

Abstract

Microthecin, a pyrone isolated from Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis, is formed from 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose through two sequential elimination reactions; presumably by the action of a single enzyme.

Keywords

Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis; gracilariales; biosynthesis; pyrone; microthecin; 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose

Published in

Phytochemistry
1996, volume: 41, number: 1, pages: 151-154

SLU Authors

• Broberg, Anders

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Kenne, Lennart

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Organic Chemistry

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(95)00587-0

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